Water Battle (Combined)

Both sides enter the arena; preparation time begins.

"This time, the terrain for Resource Raid Mode seems a bit different from the last time. It's not mountainous anymore... There's a thin fog, so we can't see clearly," Xiang Hui said, looking out through the light screen in the Main Base.

"That's normal. The terrain in the Resource Raid Mode isn't static; it's randomly generated." Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly.

When choosing their factions, the Yanda team prioritized the red faction (southernmost), while the Jinghai University team was automatically matched with the blue faction (northernmost).

To reiterate, the two resource buildings closest to the blue team are the Beast Pen on the west side and the Forge on the east side; correspondingly, the two resource buildings closest to the red team are the Mill on the west side and the research institute on the east side.

As for the Central Gold Mine, it is located in the middle of the route, and is equidistant from the two Main Base.

In the last Resource Raid Mode, Bai Xiaowen chose the blue side. Xiang Hui's Xiang Hui Thunderforged Grappling Hook Gun shone brightly, taking the lead in seizing the western Beast Pen. Relying on the speed advantage and Bai Xiaowen's wide-range Psychic Sensing, they maneuvered around the map, creating various advantageous lanes with numbers against fewer opponents, and achieved a Overwhelming Crush victory.

However, this time facing Yanda University will not be so easy. Yanda University Qiao Rui, whose Psychic Shielding ability is quite excellent. Bai Xiaowen does not have a special ability to detect location, so Psychic Sensing is out of the question.

The fact that Ouyang Heng proactively chose the red side shows that he is not afraid of Bai Xiaowen's tactics.

Red team's Main Base.

The countdown finally ended, and the light screen opened. The group of five walked out one by one.

Seeing the boundless lake in front of him, Ouyang Heng burst into laughter.

"Naval terrain! Bai Xiaowen thinks he can fight me? We've got this one!"

Wu Chaojie exclaimed excitedly, "Even the heavens are on our side! Boss, you're invincible in the water battle!"

Mage Zheng Bing: "The advantage isn't just with the captain. Our team is mainly composed of ranged DPS and spellcasters. Qiao Rui and I are both magic users, and Xie Yixin is an extremely long-range Snipe... Jinghai University didn't even bring a single marksman. Apart from Bai Xiaowen, they're practically a melee team..."

Xie Yixin said, "Yes, we can tell from the fact that Bai Xiaowen disabled water combat in the first True Kill Mode that they're not good at this."

My teammates were all talking at once, but the gist of it was that we had a huge advantage and the opponents were doomed.

"Excuse me..." Qiao Rui, who had been keeping her eyes closed, suddenly opened them, looked at her group of jubilant teammates, and said helplessly, "I have some bad news..."

Blue Team's Main Base.

"Naval terrain is not good news," Xiang Hui said with some concern.

This battlefield is a large lake several kilometers in diameter, with five resource buildings and two Main Base located on seven small islands. At the edge of each island, there are three small boats. Every minute, the boats are automatically replenished to three, so there is no need to worry about transportation difficulties.

However... it's easy to see why this naval terrain would be disadvantageous for Jinghai University.

"A naval battle is nothing," Li Shuyi said, looking at Bai Xiaowen. "Let's get started. How should we divide up the routes?"

"Wait a minute," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile, summoning the Bone Warlock. "Before that, we need to eliminate the 'hidden danger' first."

A bolt of Lightning Strike struck down from the void, followed by the mournful cry of a falcon. The illusory Falcon Spirit vanished into specks of light amidst the clouds.

Bai Xiaowen slowly said, "Remember the last match? We were Ambush by the opponent... This shows that the opponent has detection abilities. After this match started, I scanned with all my might, and I finally caught them."

In fact, Bai Xiaowen could guess that the Falcon Spirit was Qiao Rui's ability. The reason he was able to capture it was largely because Qiao Rui was too far away, and her mental shield was ineffective against the Falcon Spirit.

Although the Falcon Spirit possesses the ability to become invisible, it was still unable to hide from Bai Xiaowen's full-force Psychic Sensing. This was also thanks to the thin mist on the lake, which forced the Falcon Spirit to scout at low altitudes. If the distance were too great, it would be questionable whether Bai Xiaowen could even capture it.

The team members were very excited, but having a pair of eyes watching their movements from the sky made them feel uneasy.

"If we're going to split the routes, let's go with 311."

Bai Xiaowen said, "I'll go to the middle route to capture the Gold Mine first, Xiang Hui will go to the east route to capture the Forge. Shu Yi, you, Han Xu, and Old Feng will go to capture the Beast Pen. Yanda University's team is different from Duanmucheng's team last time; it's impossible to Overwhelming Crush. Our tactical objective is to seize the Gold Mine and stall for resources!"

The routes of 311 were determined, with each of the three routes taking a small boat and heading towards the west, middle, and east routes respectively.

Bai Xiaowen stood on the boat with his arms crossed, while two Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier oars and rowed towards the Gold Mine.

Halfway there, Bai Xiaowen heard a notification:

"The Red Team has captured the Gold Mine! Flag Capture Warrior: Ouyang Heng!"

"It's not surprising that Ouyang Heng took the central route. The fact that he arrived at the central island so far ahead of me shows his boat handling speed is indeed much faster..."

Bai Xiaowen closed his eyes slightly and released his Psychic Sensing.

He clearly sensed that Ouyang Heng was alone on the central island.

This means Qiao Rui is not nearby; otherwise, Bai Xiaowen wouldn't have been able to sense her due to the Psychic Shielding.

"I wonder which route Qiao Rui went to... Adding another Hero Class is definitely troublesome," Bai Xiaowen thought to himself.

The support role for Hero Class is completely different from the support roles for normal and Elite Template. Bai Xiaowen would be the first to disbelieve that Qiao Rui can only support and has no damage output.

According to Li Shuyi's previous description, Qiao Rui also has exclusive equipment for the Hero Class, which allows her to cast a sonic attack spell without restriction.

"Don't think about it too much. Defeat Ouyang Heng as soon as possible, and then go support the other routes!" Bai Xiaowen took a breath. In the hazy mist ahead, he could already see the outline of the island's Gold Mine and the red flag fluttering in the wind.

Bai Xiaowen put away the two Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier and successfully reached the shore.

The island is not large, less than 100 meters in diameter, and is smaller than some medium and large ships, such as the pirate ships in the Jiajing Plane World.

Given that the surrounding environment is a lake, even on this small island, it would still be considered a naval warfare environment.

Under the Gold Mine banner, Bai Xiaowen and Ouyang Heng met.

"It's you!" Ouyang Heng exclaimed excitedly, drawing his greatsword from behind his back and revealing a smile.

"It's me... Look at how excited you are, the lesson from the last match hasn't had any effect yet." Bai Xiaowen returned the smile.

"..."

Ouyang Heng's momentum faltered slightly, and he said coldly, "In the last match, you used powerful props, and I suffered a loss. But this match is different; it's my turn to teach you a lesson, newbie!"

Judging from their year of study, Bai Xiaowen is a freshman participating in the CUAA league for the first time, while Ouyang Heng is a senior and a four-year veteran. He certainly has the right to call Bai Xiaowen a rookie.

Ouyang Heng quickly lowered his body and charged straight at Bai Xiaowen!

The audience and online area were in an uproar. Although this was a team battle, the two captains had met beforehand, which was essentially a one-on-one duel at their strongest! In the water battle environment, could Ouyang Heng, whose strength had been amplified, turn the tables and defeat Bai Xiaowen? It was something to look forward to.

Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and released the Butcher, who stepped forward and blocked Ouyang Heng's path! The Rot skill was quickly activated.

Surrounded by purple poisonous gas, Ouyang Heng was immediately affected by the "Venomfang Priest Set" effect, which reduced the damage he dealt to the Butcher by 30%, and also reduced his armor and magic resistance by 50%!

Ouyang Heng swung his sword down, Butcher raised his scepter to Block. However, the sword made a clever arc and still struck the Butcher's fat arm. The Block failed! The Suppression of Melee Specialty was indeed deadly.

If any other awakened being had taken this sword strike, they might have been crippled, but the Butcher seemed oblivious, smashing his scepter down on Ouyang Heng's head.

"This monstrous Corpse Monster..."

Ouyang Heng gritted his teeth. He had long heard his underling Wu Chaojie talk about how troublesome the Butcher was, saying that with reduced attack and defense, he was practically unkillable! He had originally thought that Wu Chaojie's output was too low, but now... looking at the Butcher's thick health bar, Ouyang Heng felt dizzy.

If it were just Butcher, that would be one thing; Ouyang Heng was absolutely confident he could kill him! But don't forget that Bai Xiaowen is also watching closely.

Bai Xiaowen raised his hand, and the Rageclaw and the Skeleton Champion charged out simultaneously, Bone Warlock began to cast Lightning Strike!

"This is the moment I've been waiting for!"

Ouyang Heng's eyes flashed, and he immediately activated Torrent Charge! In a water combat environment, Ouyang Heng's Torrent Charge has an extended range and deals increased mixed damage, and it will also knock hit targets into the air!

Of course, the prerequisite for knocking someone away is Suppression power, and Ouyang Heng is very confident in this.

Ouyang Heng's figure was like a phantom, ignoring the Butcher's Rot slowdown, passing through the interception of the Rageclaw and the Skeleton Champion, and directly rushing in front of Bai Xiaowen!

Bai Xiaowen was unsurprisingly knocked away, and immediately afterward, Ouyang Heng slashed down with his sword, unleashing the passive water-attribute magic damage from the Tidal Force —all at the same time.

In a naval combat environment, the periodic water-attribute AOE damage of the Tidal Force is doubled!

This sword strike, combined with the combined damage of Torrent Charge, dealt a staggering 300 damage after damage reduction! Even with the Life Sharing of Rageclaw, Bai Xiaowen's Life Value was still reduced by more than half.

"Welcome to CUAA, newbie!"

Ouyang Heng uttered this famous line with utmost pride.

The clanging of chains rang out as the Butcher hurled them, attempting to drag Bai Xiaowen over. However, Ouyang Heng was prepared. After unleashing a sword strike, he tore open a scroll, revealing a gleaming metallic puppet golem that appeared between the Butcher and Bai Xiaowen!

This golem belongs to the Elite Template. Its advantages are extremely high armor and health, passive immunity to poison, and a slowing skill, making it quite useful against the Butcher.

The Meat Hook failed to reach him, and before Bai Xiaowen could land, a thick spring of water gushed out from beneath his feet, sending him flying back into the air!

This single Undercurrent skill dealt 250 points of theoretical magic damage. Even after deducting magic resistance and damage reduction from clothing, it still dealt over 100 points! This is a figure that only a Mental Specialist could achieve.

However, at the same time, a Holy Light Barrier appeared around Bai Xiaowen. He activated the necklace's shield skill, absorbing nearly 100 points of damage.

Ouyang Heng gripped his greatsword with both hands and began to charge up. A smug smile appeared on his face. The damage from the Undercurrent skill was secondary; what he wanted was the super hard crowd control effect of knocking Bai Xiaowen into the air! The next charged "Sea Giant Smash" would kill Bai Xiaowen and his dog together!

Two Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier charged forward.

"Hmph, you think you can save me with two Skeleton Soldier? Dream on! Not to mention that my Sea Giant Smash cannot be interrupted in a naval battle, even outside of a naval battle, your two Skeleton Soldier ' Shield Bash would hardly be able to budge me an inch!"

"My Sea Giant Smash skill deals area-of-effect damage in front of me; you can't use a summoned creature to block it!"

The thought flashed through Ouyang Heng's mind, and he tightened his grip even more.

Thud, thud!

Two muffled thuds sounded almost simultaneously. The next second, Ouyang Heng's Sea Giant Smash slammed down!

Bang!

Bone fragments flew everywhere, and the two Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier were instantly reduced to dust!

However, Ouyang Heng's heart sank suddenly, and his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

"Seriously... such a thing exists!"

"Seriously, this kind of thing exists?!"

Not only Ouyang Heng, but also the audience and the online area were filled with gasps of surprise!

Rewind one second, and just as Bai Xiaowen was about to be hit, two Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier rushed over and delivered two Shield Bash, almost simultaneously, to... Bai Xiaowen himself!

While inflicting the forced damage, Bai Xiaowen's body, which was floating in the air, was directly sent flying more than ten meters away. Roll close to the ground and knelt down, perfectly dodging Ouyang Heng's heavy blow.

"It's over."

As Ouyang Heng landed after his heavy blow, his attack momentarily stunned and weakened, Bai Xiaowen had already fired his gun!

If Ouyang Heng were a Summoner Class, he could summon his puppet— the Steel Golem— to shield him from bullets. Unfortunately, he differs from a summoner; the Steel Golem can only accept the most basic commands: attack and stop attack!

Now, Ouyang Heng can only use the forward lean of his body from the heavy blow to continue charging forward, trying to dodge the shot, or at least avoid a fatal blow!

Bang!

A single shot rang out, and blood splattered.

"Spirit Channeling Bai Xiaowen's normal shot dealt you 861 points of damage (mixed), including 822 points of physical damage (Critical Hit, ignoring armor) and 39 points of true damage."

"Your equipment: Sea Soul Battle Armor (+7) passive enhancement effect triggered. Physical damage is reduced to 666 points. True damage cannot be reduced."

"The actual damage you suffered is 705 points."

"Your equipment: Sea Soul Battle Armor (+7) has activated the additional skill 'Breath of the Sea,' absorbing damage equal to 1/3 of your maximum Life Value (130 points)."

"You are dead (185 points of mixed damage overflow)."

Ouyang Heng's eyes were glazed over, and he vanished in a flash of light.

The last thought that churned in his mind was...

Am I really going to die like this?

The next second, a grand battlefield notification echoed across the entire map.

"Red Fang Yong: Ouyang Heng has been killed! Killer: Bai Xiaowen."